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==[ 1 ]Cohabitation The majority of today’s married couples lived together before tying the knot. However, does this trial run of living together really work and make sure that the marriage is better in the long run?

There are many facts and figures, and studies that have been carried out which tell us that cohabiting couples are at a much higher risk of divorce than those who don’t live together before getting married.There are others that suggest that living together in a “trial marriage” is a good way to work out whether a couple are actually compatible, before they get married. Cohabitation is an intimate relationship between man and women that living together in the same house or at the same address without married for certain long period.

In order to test out compatibility, cohabitation always becomes an alternative route for young or matured couples. Recently, it becomes a global trend and seem to be the norm of the entire world. Although cohabitation really works on building relationships, but this will only works when cohabitors live together and highlighted marriage as the first priority. From different perspectives toward cohabitation raises the advantages and disadvantages of cohabitation.(Joseph)

According to sociology , cohabitation is known as a state or condition of living together as husband and wife without being married . In a simple way of explanation cohabitation is an act of living together and have sexual relationship.(jack)

==Why People Cohabit? Young adults feel that loving together is a good way because it benefits the marriage and reduce the risk of divorce.Beside that , couples tought that breaking up is more eassier compare to divorce , they can save plenty of cost and time by just breaking up instead of getting into divorce.It seems like it is a very good option for choosing cohabitation. Some couples also believe that living together allows them to experiment and find the perfect match to get married. After all,there are many advantage and disadvantage of cohabitation.

There are a tonnes of reasons to why people choose to cohabit with each other. According to the researches that I have done, these are the common reasons to why cohabitation occurs.

  • 1. The current dating couple wants to go through some sort of "test marriage" before they actually get married and live with each other for the rest of their lives.
  • 2. Some couples want to be together but are not ready to commit fully into the relationship.
  • 3. Couples who are afraid to take the risk of getting married and be tied down their whole lives.
  • 4. Some couples just do not see the line of differences between a married couple or a unmarried couple.
  • 5. Similar sex orientation love.
  • 6. Forbidden relationships.
  • 7. Financial constrain.

==The Ramifications: The Advantages & Disadvantages of Cohabitation